Press X or Die - Bastion

This running commentary is the cherry on top of SuperGiant Games’ Bastion, a solid-fun action adventure RPG with a unique sense of artistic direction. You play the Kid, one of the last people left in Caelondia, a land struck by ‘the Calamity’ (perhaps an obscure nod to Calamity Jane): an event that thrusts the nation, crumbling, high into the sky to form shaky floating islands. For the most part, players will be running around in Caelondia smashing enemies, collecting parts with which to upgrade weapons and the player’s abilities, as well as finding the cores that will upgrade the Bastion: the game’s hubworld and story centrepiece.